MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT ATLANTA GENERALS
09/15/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 2122 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (67-85) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 10 0
Atlanta Generals (80-72) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 11 0
Northmen Use Late Score to Top Generals, 6-5
Matt Legrow did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Atlanta Generals from being beaten, 6-5, to the Twin Cities Northmen at Atlantic Station Field. Legrow was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Bob Cole earned his 19th save in 25 chances. After today's action, Twin Cities sits at 67-85; Atlanta slips to 80-72.

Twin Cities used the timely hitting of Len Emery to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Northmen on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

Emery told the Twin Cities Times: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .262 5 45
C. Berman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 7 45
D. Davalos 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .293 5 40
   f-M. McGurn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 3 29
C. Jacobs RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 15 64
P. Walker LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .262 10 51
   b-D. Weaver PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 3 19
   d-T. McNabb SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 1 6
B. Shingleton SS 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .231 15 60
   a-J. Thorman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .545 1 3
   e-R. Brown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 16
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .226 5 30
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .200 4 29
B. Freeland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .086 0 1
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Emery PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .216 1 5
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 3 21      
a - J. Thorman pinch hit for B. Shingleton in the 8th
b - D. Weaver pinch ran for P. Walker in the 8th
c - L. Emery pinch hit for R. Lindstrom in the 8th
d - T. McNabb substituted for D. Weaver in the 8th
e - R. Brown substituted for J. Thorman in the 8th
f - M. McGurn substituted for D. Davalos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pavey (14, 4th Inning off G. Ovitt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Shingleton (15, 4th Inning off G. Ovitt, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lockhart , D. Davalos , C. Jacobs , P. Walker 2 , B. Shingleton 4 , J. Thorman , S. Pavey 3 , L. Emery
2-out RBI: P. Walker , L. Emery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lockhart , C. Berman , B. Shingleton , R. Giardina , B. Freeland
Sac Bunt: B. Freeland
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (39)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Legrow CF 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .295 13 67
E. Mika 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .262 23 75
R. Lord RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .274 5 43
K. Devine SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .232 6 66
J. Darnell 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .305 2 34
R. Palacios 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .276 15 52
R. Bullins C 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .219 4 43
T. Conley LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .160 1 5
G. Ovitt P 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .169 0 4
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 7
   R. Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5 3 4 19      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. White in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Legrow (13, 5th Inning off B. Freeland, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Legrow 6 , E. Mika 2 , K. Devine , J. Darnell 2 , R. Palacios 2 , T. Conley
2-out RBI: R. Bullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Devine , R. Bullins , T. Conley
Sac Bunt: G. Ovitt
Team LOB: 10
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland 6.2 10 5 5 2 4 1 109 3.55   
R. Lindstrom W (8-5) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4.32   
B. Cole SV (19) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 36
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 33, R. Lindstrom 2, B. Cole 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 9-8, R. Lindstrom 0-1, B. Cole 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 109-68, R. Lindstrom 9-3, B. Cole 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lindstrom 3-1
WP: B. Freeland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt L (14-11) 7.2 10 6 6 3 3 1 134 2.63   
R. White 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.92   
R. Norton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 35
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 36, R. White 1, R. Norton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 11-9, R. White 0-1, R. Norton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 134-86, R. White 2-2, R. Norton 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. White 1-0
WP: G. Ovitt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Legrow
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 17414
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